. >> i barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> this time, the perilous moment was his. >> the office of the president of the united states. >> the office of the president of the -- >> it was the inaugural address that took many by surprise. >> we, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity. >> 19 minutes, making history, invoking the words of the founding fathers on this martin luther king jr. day to relay the fight 50 years ago to the right for women and gay rights today. >> we, the people, declared today that the most evidence of truths, that all of us are created equal, is the star that guides our forebearers through selma and stonewall. >> his words and kelly clarkson's voice and america singing. ♪ from every mountaintop, let freedom ring ♪ >> reporter: wow. beyonce didn't disappoint either. ♪ and the rockets >> reporter: from american. the poet, robert blanco. >> here the doors we open each day for each other saying hello, shalom, bon jour, howdy, namaste or buwaynon buenos dias. in every language, spoken in one wind, carr